Gysbert Van Steenwyk (January 30, 1814-April 13, 1902) was a Wisconsin politician and businessman.[1]
Born as the son of Arnoud van Steenwijk and Neeltje van Vliet in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Van Steenwyk emigrated to the United States in 1849 and eventually settled in Wisconsin.[2][3][4] Van Steenwyk served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1859 and the Wisconsin State Senate in 1879-1880.[5] In 1873-1874, Van Steenwyk was Mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he was a banker.[6]